If you go to just below shoulder length you still have all the options of pulling it back, and I think more styling options as many up dos don't work as well with really longer hair (at least I could never get them to).

I have never been attached to my hair though, so I may not be the best person to ask.

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2C, Medium thickness, Low posity
Recovering from a year of keratin and bleach with CG